UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-6908

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JEROME FREDERICK SATTERFIELD,
Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham.
Frank W. Bullock, Jr.,
District Judge. (CR-99-131, CA-01-799-1)

Submitted:

December 16, 2002

Decided:

December 19, 2002

Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerome Frederick Satterfield, Appellant Pro Se.

Sandra Jane
Hairston, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North
Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:
Jerome Frederick Satterfield seeks to appeal the district
courts order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge
and denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. 2255
(2000).

We have reviewed the record and conclude on the reasoning

of the district court that Satterfield has not made a substantial

showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See United States
v. Satterfield, Nos. CA-01-799-1; CR-99-131 (M.D.N.C. May 22,
2002).

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and

dismiss the appeal.

See 28 U.S.C. 2253(c) (2000).

We dispense

with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED